Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-25


F. Frankiins lot II, square 633, 60 by 100 feet, on
street, between Delaware avenue and LIST street
northwest. Fanny NJ. Oliver has bought of W. II.
imoas LOT =, $50, sub lots IS, SO, and 81 square
lS3, each 20 by 80 feet, on Lawrence street be-
tween 18th and 10th streets northwest, WIN.
auIheaa mas boughtiof j. H. Mari. for s., 474 lots
ana 4, square 81. 46.lI by 196.1k feet, on f. be-
sWeet virginia avenue and 2lst street northwest.
A. II. Semmes has bought of Edmonia Semmes. for
$!O.oOO, thrty-three lots and part OF lot in Long
j. w. Marin has bought OF j. T. Knott, for
$500, iot 112 and part H. square 2Os 25 by l2O
Sa ftt SSreE ss and streets
5000, PIT; lot 3 So 49, 20 by rs IT., on street,
b pet Stn ana 8th streets northwest 6. Mason has
to q, so. 72l. each Ii by TO- on street. bet. LIST
and "a streets northeast ". F. Geyer has bought,
dor $6 COO OF s D. Webb. sub lots IS to 60, So 597,
streets southwest. Margaret c, Bisphane has
bought, for g. 800 Of W. N. Poindexter lot &c. 50.
w. % oy 100 IT, on Connecticut avenue, bet. Hill
Edward Caverly has bought OF L. Cavanaugh six
teen lots In block %, OF Long Meadows, for g. 500.
Caroline Walker has bought OF Mrs. Mary j. GIL
feet on the west side OF 9th street, between and
o streets >N-
Mr.. N. n. Gillian, OF Richmond, Va, has bought of
c. Warwick, for Sit, 1925 lots to L. block a.
Ho,meads sub. or part OF Pleasant Plains, 'front.'
Ing 3Oo.l1 feet on Rock Creek Church Road, 327. g
1eet on 18th street extended, and l23O7 feet on
Lydecker avenue, 81 PAL square feet.
District Government Affairs.
SEWER CONTRACTS.
the commissioners have awarded the contract
for laying brick sewers In the District to VIM
Mohler, who has also the contract for laying pipe
sewers. f-fN
IN MEMORY OF Mr.. DODGE.
tribute OF respect was paid to the memory of
the late Robert p. Dodge at a meeting Monday
night OF the clerks who were In the assessor
d. Montague as secretary Appropriate resolu
lions were adopted.
The BLADRNsBURG ROAD.
IL IS stated at the District buildings that the
kept In perfect repair is that it will shortly be
macadamlzed to the District line It has been the
aim OF the District authorities to keep the road
been made unless it was absolutely necessary to
protect life, as such expenditure would be practi-
cally useless when the entire road is to be i'm
proved IN SO short time.
NO FIRE ESCAPE RECOMMENDED
zine Fire Escape Commission to examine and re-
commend fire escape at their meeting YESTERDAY
afternoon, having examined number OF devices,
oecided that none OF the patented escapes eX-
ainlned Oy tnem came up to the requirements, and
therefore they have no recommendations to make
VITAL STATISTICS.
ZINE report OF Health Officer TOwnShend for the
past week shows: Number OF deaths. 81: white
~; colored, 3D. Death-rate per ], 600 per annum !:
white, 1924; colored. 22.60; total population,
over 10 years. The principal causes OF death were
consumption g.; bronchitis. 3; whoOping cough, l.
Births reported: IL white males, IL white females;
10 colored males, ~ colored females Marriages
reported: white, colored.
PROTECTION OF FIRE HOSE.
An order was issued by the District Commits
sioners Today requiring street railroad companies
fire hose while lying across their tracks.
BUILDING PERMITS
Have been issued by Inspector Entwfsle as fol-
lows: Mrs. L S. Hunt, to erect brick dwelling,
900. numbered 1913 18th street northwest;
VIM. H. Shock, to erect brick dwelling ST.. 900,
numbered 1404 18th street northwest; E. D. Farm
ham, to erect three same dwellings, 1000, num-
bered 63O, 632, and ga L street southeast: Med
sOrd q Waldron, to erect nine brick dwellings,
81 900, numbered q to 43, E street southwest;
q: Lindinpohl, to erect brick dwelling, $1,000,
416 street northwest Peter Kline to
erect brick dwelling, 1850, numbered 6l6 Sth
street southwest; George E Paxton, three dwell
street southeast; Theo Mayer, to erect four brick
dwellings,, $4,000, numbered 215 to 221 Sd street
Mrs. Z. H. Sherman, to erect brick
dwelling, $4,000, numbered 1877 street north
west.
SENT TO JAIL FOR AssAgLTING A STREET-CAR Con-
DUcToR.-John Jones, alias Glen woodward, a
young man, was in the dock at the Police Court
to-day, charged with assaulting Caspar Mercer a
conducto, on an Avenue car, by striking him over
the eye with piece OF iron pipe. The court SEN
fenced the defendant to six months in Jail
CONVICTED OF SERIOUS CHARGE.-In the Crimi-
B. Curtis, indicted for enticing Mary Flynn, a
female child into house Of i'll Lame was convicted
Campbell Darlington for the defendant. The de-
fendant did not deny having gone with the girl
10 the house OF Ida sears, who caused their arrest
but insisted that she went there willingly. The
insisted that the proof was that she
she was going TO Baltimore to marry
Curtis. After the arguments the court gave
he case to the jury, who. in a short time,
ound verdict OF guilty.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPorNTnRNzs.-The Acting
OF the Treasury to-day appointed the
following revenue onhcers for Maryland: VIM. H.
Kline, gauger for the Baltimore district; Alden A.
sverstone, storekeeper and gauger for the Cum
)erland district; Patrick Lillis. stOrekeeper and
,auger, and Walter ]. Mckenzie, storekeeper and
yauger OF Brady.
SECRETARY AND MRS. LAMAR left the city this
morning for Macon and the South. They expect 10
Ne absent about two weeks
The U. S. s. VANDALIA arrived at africa and
he Richmond at Norfolk yesterday.
THE GALsSA, from Washington, has arrived at
Fortress Monroe.
Affair." i'm West WaShinRt0m